Bracelet



A. ENGELMANN.

BRACELET.

No. 267,782. Patented NOV. 21, 1882..-

WITNESSES INVENTQRI l %M4 Z 4Mm A ilNITED STATES are hinged, and the arched cover.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER E NGELMANN, OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.

BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,782, dated November 21, 1882.

Application filod February 527, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALEXANDER ENGEL- MANN, of North Attleborongh, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bracelets; and I hereby declare that the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. r V

This invention has reference to that kind of bracelets in which the two wings are hinged to a central plate, box, or ornament, and in which such wings are made of round wire or tubes, and the piece forming one wing and a shorter piece are connected together and hinged to the central plate; and itconsists in providing the detachable cover of such central plate with transverse end pieces, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of my improved bracelet, showing the central box and the closed end of the same. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the central box, showing the lower plate with its sides, to which the wings Fig. 3 is a mp view of the central box, showing the lower plate and the springs. holding the wings in place.

in the drawings, A A are the two wings of the bracelet. B B are the two extensions. Each of the win gs is therefore composed of the wing proper, A, and the extension B, both of which are secured together and hinged to the base-plate O.

| d is the arched cover, strengthened by the beaded rims e c and the end pieces, f f. These end pieces f f are fitted over and between the tubular wires A and B, allowing just sufficient space to operate the wings. They protect, in a great measure, the interior of the .box, as also the springs; and as the interior cannot well be finished as highly as the exterior, the whole presents a more finished appearance. The end pieces greatly strengthen the arched cover d, which is liable to be flattened or indented when not provided with the end pieces, and when so flattened the bracelet cannot be opened and becomes useless. The arched cover d can be readily removed and replaced,bein g secured by a central pin, and, being stiflened with the end pieces f f, will retain its proper shape and always fit into its place.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The central detachable case or cover, d, provided with the notched end pieces, f, for use in connection with the hinged rings of a ALEX. ENGEL'MANN.

Witnesses:

HENRY J. MILLER, J. A. MILLER, Jr.

bracelet, substantially as shown and described. 

